“Herzogin Cecilie” – German Training Ship

Built by Rickmers of Bremerhaven in 1902 as an ocean-going cargo-cadet ship for the North German Lloyd Line, she had a registered tonnage of 3,242 and carried a crew of 100. She was in the service of her original owners until the end of the 1914-18 war when she was handed over to France and ultimately sold to Captain Gustaf Erikson.
Captain Erikson put her in the grain trade with the rest of his fleet, and in that capacity she was a regular visitor to the UK until her stranding in 1936 when she finally broke up near Salcombe, Devon.
The following plans have been re-drawn from the original yard drawings and show her as she was in her training days.
The plans show the original carved work, but also include a drawing of the figurehead as it was in the days of Captain Erikson’s ownership.
4 Sheets:
Plan 1135 – Sail & Rigging Plan.
Plan 1136 – Profile & Plans of Upper Deck.
Plan 1137 – Plan of Main Deck, Cross Sections & Details.
Plan 1138 – Lines.